The Enhanced Doctor
Chapter 52: Goofy Girl 052

Chapter 52: Goofy Girl 052

DING! Patient’s Oral Task Completed.

500 experience points and 500 proficiency points in diagnostic technique obtained.

Liu Banxia paid no attention to the system’s alert. His focus was solely on the scan results in front of him.

"Banxia, it’s lucky we did an enhanced scan, or the MRI plain scan might have missed it. It’s so tiny," said Wu Bo.

"It’s also lucky you found it early. Dealing with it now shouldn’t have too great an impact on the patient. You mentioned he was in a car accident before, right? It might have all been caused by this tumor; it’s already pressing on his facial nerves."

"I initially thought it was just vascular occlusion putting pressure on his nerves. I never suspected it would turn out to be an intracranial tumor," Liu Banxia said with a bitter smile.

"Let’s transfer him directly to Neurosurgery. Doctor Liang, could you deliver this rather unpleasant news to the patient later? Explaining the patient’s condition is also something we need training in."

"How do you always manage to push these things onto me?" Liang Xiaolin asked aggressively.

"How is this pushing it onto you? Doctor Wu already said that if it weren’t for the early discovery, he could have had a much more severe car accident while driving," Liu Banxia said.

Liang Xiaolin glared at him. Although what he said was true, she just didn’t like him using a commanding tone with her.

This was considered an urgent case again, so the films were developed quickly. Just as Liang Xiaolin began to briefly describe the situation, Tang Hongbing started to sway unsteadily.

Liang Xiaolin grew flustered; this was the first time she had encountered such a situation. She then turned a pleading gaze towards Liu Banxia.

Liu Banxia slowly shook his head. This wasn’t about making things difficult for Liang Xiaolin; it was something every doctor had to master. Not only informing patients of their conditions but also notifying family members of a death—these were never easy tasks.

The last time in the emergency room, Liu Banxia had shrunk back. He hadn’t wanted to see the painful expressions of a patient’s family losing a loved one. That experience had almost made him reconsider his life choices.

"Please don’t worry too much for now. We’ll need the neurosurgeons to come and understand the detailed situation before they can give an accurate judgment," Liang Xiaolin said.

"However, I think it’s a good thing that we found it in time, as it has already started pressing on your facial nerves. In the future, it might affect your vision, and if it were to suddenly act up while you were driving, it could lead to even more severe consequences."

"Medicine is so advanced now, and there are many interventional methods. Our Second Affiliated Hospital’s Neurosurgery department is very strong in terms of surgical skill, so you can completely rest assured."

Tang Hongbing nodded numbly, it was unclear if he had taken in any of Liang Xiaolin’s words.

"Uncle, my personal suggestion is to call your family over first. Then Doctor Liang can take you directly to Neurosurgery. Not all pressure needs to be borne by ourselves," Liu Banxia said.

"You seem to be in very good physical condition. You might be worried that it’s malignant. However, based on my preliminary judgment, the chances of it being benign are higher."

"Doctor Liu, can it really be treated?" Tang Hongbing’s spirits seemed to revive somewhat.

Liu Banxia nodded. "Although all surgeries carry risks, the success rate for a cure is also very high. What you need to do now is face it positively and cooperate with the treatment."

Tang Hongbing nodded. "Then I’ll first listen to what they say, and then I’ll see how to tell my family."

Liu Banxia shot Liang Xiaolin a look, but the young woman ignored him. "Then let’s head back to the Emergency Department first. You can sit and rest for a while. The doctors from Neurosurgery will be over soon."

Back in the Emergency Department, the crowd that had gathered earlier had long since dispersed, and there was no sign of the two Chief Directors.

"Banxia, what’s the situation?" Shi Lei asked.

"We need to call Neurosurgery. It’s about 0.3 to 0.4 centimeters, so the CT plain scan didn’t pick it up," Liu Banxia said.

As a fellow medical professional, Shi Lei grasped the general situation from Liu Banxia’s explanation. He also felt relieved; if they had really let this patient go, and he had returned later due to the condition flaring up, it could very well have caused new problems.

"Old Shi, why did those two big shots come over?" Liu Banxia asked.

"Perhaps it’s because, due to a certain someone, the Emergency Department has had many incidents recently. Anyway, that’s what I think," Shi Lei said lightly.

Liu Banxia felt a little embarrassed; that "certain someone" was obviously him. But he really couldn’t be blamed for those situations! They were all unexpected. If Old Qin had just been a bit more conscientious, the Emergency Department wouldn’t have become such a mess.

"Don’t overthink it. When you have your next day off, don’t make other plans. I’ll take you to visit another hospital," Shi Lei said.

Hearing this, Liu Banxia immediately perked up.

He, of course, knew what this meant—it was an opportunity to earn some extra cash. Could this good fortune be happening because the reputation system was about to be launched?

"Don’t get too ahead of yourself. There aren’t many other surgeries I’d dare let you do. It depends on your luck. For now, keep a lower profile in the Emergency Department. Director Qin was quite upset today," Shi Lei reminded him.

Liu Banxia could only nod vigorously. "Old Shi, I’m really not picky."

Picky about what? As long as it was surgery, it would do. He had to achieve three "perfects" to smoothly level up to twenty; otherwise, everything would be for naught. If he couldn’t level up, there would be no attribute points or Glory Points. He didn’t know if that would affect task rewards at that point; that would be a huge loss.

"Alright, I need to get busy. It seems Doctor Liang has something to say to you," Shi Lei said, winking.

Liu Banxia turned his head and saw Liang Xiaolin glaring at him, her cheeks puffed out.

"Good heavens, we solved such a major case today, and you’re still not happy?" Liu Banxia asked.

"You used me. No, you used me again," Liang Xiaolin said angrily.

"This doesn’t count as using you, does it? You’re overthinking things. In that situation back then, wouldn’t you say Director Qin was being too unreasonable?" Liu Banxia said earnestly.

Liang Xiaolin thought for a moment and gave an almost imperceptible nod. Thinking back to that situation, she too had felt somewhat indignant. Who just throws accusations around without getting the facts straight?

"So, it’s like I said before: if it were a resident doctor with connections or backing, do you think Director Qin would act that way? I could only let you speak up; otherwise, no one would be able to protect me," Liu Banxia continued.

Liang Xiaolin glared at him indignantly, then went and sat down nearby. After settling down, she felt a bit dejected. Why did she now have this feeling of being tricked by this guy? Was he just coaxing her like a child earlier? And she actually fell for it?

Liu Banxia could only apologize to the young woman in his heart. He truly had no other choice. Lacking any personal capital, he could only rely on Liang Xiaolin for now.

Next time, if Old Qin tried to cause trouble, knowing Liang Xiaolin was present would probably make him restrain himself a bit.

However, he also found Liang Xiaolin quite interesting. She appeared cold and proud, yet seemed even a bit more guileless than Xu Dan.